Steve Hickner is an American animator and director at DreamWorks
Animation. He has directed animated movies such as Bee Movie and The
Prince of Egypt. He won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best
Animated Feature and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best
Animated or Mixed Media Feature for The Prince of Egypt. He has
written two books.Steve's High School English teacher during the 70's
was the first person to suggest he go into the animation profession.
This caused him to create an animated film after school, he describes
his film as "terrible" and moving "crazy fast." At first he desired to
become a cartoonist, but later changed to become an animator. With his
biggest influences being Walt Disney and the Warner Brothers. After
High School he went to the New York University Film school where he
studied Film Production B.F.A. While in school he contacted, and was
hired by a man named dKay Wright. He has spent over thirty-five years
working at DreamWorks, Disney, Amblimation, Aardman, Hanna-Barbera and
Filmation. He has produced the films, American Tail II: Fievel Goes
West, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, and Balto. His director
credits include Bee Movie and The Prince of Egypt. As well as
contributed to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Little Mermaid, The Great
Mouse Detective, Madagascar, Shrek Forever After, Peabody and Sherman
and Home. Steve has contributed to location-based entertainment
projects in Singapore, Dubai, China, London, and Hollywood. He has
been a guest speaker at many colleges and universities, film festivals
and animation events. Also, he wrote the books Animation Rules! 52
Ways to Achieve Creative Success and Animating Your Career.
Animation. He has directed animated movies such as Bee Movie and The
Prince of Egypt. He won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best
Animated Feature and was nominated for the Satellite Award for Best
Animated or Mixed Media Feature for The Prince of Egypt. He has
written two books.Steve's High School English teacher during the 70's
was the first person to suggest he go into the animation profession.
This caused him to create an animated film after school, he describes
his film as "terrible" and moving "crazy fast." At first he desired to
become a cartoonist, but later changed to become an animator. With his
biggest influences being Walt Disney and the Warner Brothers. After
High School he went to the New York University Film school where he
studied Film Production B.F.A. While in school he contacted, and was
hired by a man named dKay Wright. He has spent over thirty-five years
working at DreamWorks, Disney, Amblimation, Aardman, Hanna-Barbera and
Filmation. He has produced the films, American Tail II: Fievel Goes
West, We’re Back! A Dinosaur’s Story, and Balto. His director
credits include Bee Movie and The Prince of Egypt. As well as
contributed to Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Little Mermaid, The Great
Mouse Detective, Madagascar, Shrek Forever After, Peabody and Sherman
and Home. Steve has contributed to location-based entertainment
projects in Singapore, Dubai, China, London, and Hollywood. He has
been a guest speaker at many colleges and universities, film festivals
and animation events. Also, he wrote the books Animation Rules! 52
Ways to Achieve Creative Success and Animating Your Career.
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